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The Grid Project | SEEK Raleigh

A series of exhibitions and events curated by Grid Project Artists

Updated: Feb 20, 2025

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The Grid Project

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The Grid Project is a Raleigh-based arts collective for artists by artists comprised of Daniel Kelly, Jean Gray Mohs, Pete Sack, and Lamar Whidbee. The collective seeks to provide opportunities for a diverse range of local artists to connect with the community, aiming to create a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment for artists to experiment and engage with the public and each other.

The Grid Project activates unused spaces with immersive art shows and community events, focusing on cultural integrity, community, and engagement. Over the course of a year, the project plans exhibitions, engagements, and workshops that leverage donated indoor and outdoor spaces to foster a connected and engaged art scene in Raleigh. 

Learn more about the project via @the.grid.project or follow along via our substack.

The Grid Project Artists

@jeangraymohs | @pete.sackartist | @afro_picasso  | @danielkellyfour

Exhibitions and Events

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February 2025

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Exploring boundaries in Art and AI

Artists: Ian Boyd, Allison Coleman, Pat Fitzgerald

Curated by Daniel Kelly

How is AI impacting concepts like artistic authorship and agency? In what ways does it serve artists? As a tool? As a collaborator? What unique artistic possibilities does it offer that traditional media cannot? What are the capabilities of AI with respect to instant image generation and evolution? Is there an inherent tension between the algorithmic nature of AI and the subjective, emotional nature of art? Just as new technologies like photography and mechanical reproduction were disruptors, so too AI is impacting how artists produce art as well as how it is received and perceived.

Artists Allison Coleman, Ian Boyd, and Pat Fitzgerald are all practitioners who have been proactively investigating, interrogating and utilizing this new technology. In this exhibit, they explore this new landscape of questions, interactions, and tensions through traditional and interactive multimedia.

Exhibition

Opening Saturday, February 1

  • output:reflect:input: is an exhibit presented at Birdland, 706 Mountford Ave, Raleigh, NC
  • Exhibition dates: February 1 - 23, 2025
  • The show is open Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. 

Event

The Grid Project will host a free opening reception for output:reflect:input on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 3 to 5 p.m. Add to your calendar. 

 

March 2025

just bee: exploring metaphysics and manual focus in nature with art 

A solo exhibition by Esoderic

Friday, March 7 - Saturday, March 29
Birdland, 706 Mountford Ave. 

Exhibition Statement

just bee explores the intersections of art and spirituality through my perspective as an adventurous, critical Black boy. I look to answer, are there higher being(s) at work turning everyday subjects into fine art? How can we reimagine a world of peace, where we are encouraged to center art in our lives and in community with people? 

just bee was created March 2024 in Asheville’s River Arts District as my first intentional photographic project. I used documentary style self portraits and fine art style landscape images to expand my travel archive.

I was making self portraits on train tracks and a sage disguised as a bee appeared. The bee accompanied me during my shoot and after finishing, I wanted to capture how fly the bee looked to remember the moment. I envisioned the bee as a wise master, similar to a trope of a Japanese anime. It helped me improve my photography skills, specifically with manual focusing my lens. The project represents my spiritual and artistic growth as I connected to nature by archiving the land and beings in it.


Bio
Derrick Davis is a quiet, observant Black boy who grew up struggling to express himself consistently. He is perceived as shy, but is very aware of his surroundings and the energy he puts into the environment. Derrick’s life changed in August 2023 when he purchased his first digital camera. He turned his silent yet observant mind to exploring himself and the world through his lens.

Esoderic is an adventurous, critical Black boy who is healing himself through self expression and exploration. He accomplishes this by creating self portraits to build his archive of fire fits and lived experiences. Additionally, he connects the power of Black people and community in his life by creating a fun community archive. His friends and family gave him the confidence to pursue photography, so he pays it forward through his art practices. He is always “outside”, attending many events, and captures the essence of many people to reflect the different forms of Blackness in the world. 

Visit the Exhibition

Opening Friday March 7

Friday, March 7: First Friday Opening Reception 6:00-10:00 PM

Sunday, March 9: 3:00 - 6:00: Hi Yoga and Journal Workshop

Saturday March 15: Open Hours 1:30 - 4:30 

Sunday March 16: Open Hours 1:30 - 4:30

Saturday March 22: Boylan Arts Group Tour - 2:00 - 5:00PM `

March 22: Zodiac Room 5:00-9:00 PM 

Wednesday, March 26: Wellness Wednesday 7:00-9:00 PM

Friday, March 28: Palenke (Cuban Dance) 7:30-9:30 PM

Saturday, March 29: Artist Talk and Closing Reception 3:00-6:00 PM

About SEEK Raleigh

SEEK Raleigh is an experimental public art program by Raleigh Arts that engages the community through public art in City of Raleigh Parks, greenways, and/or community spaces. The program provides an opportunity for artists to introduce the public to new, unusual, and thought-provoking experiences through temporary public art.

Learn more and apply to the SEEK Raleigh artist call

About Raleigh Arts

Raleigh Arts, a part of the City of Raleigh’s Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department, fosters and promotes the arts in Raleigh by administering the programs of the Raleigh Arts Commission and the Public Art and Design Board and supporting the Pullen and Sertoma Arts Centers.

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Public Art Director
kelly.mcchesney@raleighnc.gov

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